




Denver City, Texas
Denver City, TX Profile
Denver City, TX, population 3,985 , is located
in Texas's Yoakum county,
about 70.5 miles from Lubbock and 166.3 miles from Amarillo.
In the 90's the population of Denver City has declined by about 23%.
It is Estimated in recent years the population of Denver City has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
Reports show that during 2003 property crime levels in the Denver City area were lower than Texas's average.
The same data shows violent crime levels to be lower than the Texas average.
Denver City Statistics
Denver City Gender Information
Males in Denver City: 1,903 (48%)
Females in Denver City: 2,082 (52%)
As % of Population in Denver City
Race Diversity in Denver City
White: 68%
African American: 2%
Native American: 1%
Other/Mixed: 29%
As % of Population in Denver City
Age Diversity in Denver City
Median Age in Denver City: 33.9 (Males in Denver City: 33.5, Females in Denver City: 34.3)
Denver City Males Under 20: 17%
Denver City Females Under 20: 17%
Denver City Males 20 to 40: 11%
Denver City Females 20 to 40: 13%
Denver City Males 40 to 60: 13%
Denver City Females 40 to 60: 13%
Denver City Males Over 60: 6%
Denver City Females Over 60: 9%
Economics in Denver City
Denver City Household Average Size: 2.89 people
Denver City Median Household Income: $ 29,418
Denver City Median Value of Homes: $ 32,400
Law Enforcement in Denver City
Reported crimes in the Denver City area during 2003:
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated assault: 8
Violent crime events per 100,000 people: 199
Burglary: 17
Larceny-theft: 32
Motor vehicle theft: 1
Arson: 1
Property crime events per 100,000 people: 1,242
Denver City Location Information
Land Area: 2.1 Square Miles.
Nearby Towns & Cities to Denver City
Seagraves 15.4 Miles
Plains 15.5 Miles
Seminole 20.1 Miles
Wellman 24.0 Miles
Hobbs 25.4 Miles
Lovington 30.2 Miles
Tatum 34.8 Miles
Brownfield 35.5 Miles
Sundown 39.3 Miles
Eunice 41.2 Miles
Big Cities Nearest Denver City
(Population 100,000+)
Lubbock 70.5 Miles
Amarillo 166.3 Miles
Abilene 183.7 Miles
El Paso 229.4 Miles
Wichita Falls 258.7 Miles
Albuquerque 263.6 Miles
Ft Worth 320.5 Miles
Arlington 332.8 Miles
Grand Prairie 339.1 Miles
Irving 341.6 Miles
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Facts
Between 1979 and 1984, the suicide rate was 9.7% greater among adolescents and young adults who could legally consume alcohol than among their peers who could not. Codependents are driven by compulsions, or a sense of extreme responsibility and urgency that a particular action be taken. The codependent believes that success or failure will depend on acting in a certain way or completing a particular task. Initially, the compulsion may appear to be a positive force for the codependent, such as making lists. However, the codependent cannot abandon the compulsion without feeling anxious or fearing failure. Codependents feel they do not have any real choices about what is happening to them. They feel compelled to do any number of things: keep the family together, stop the drinking or other drug use, save the family from shame, work, eat or diet, be religious, keep the house clean, and on and on. Compulsions create excitement and drama. As people battle their compulsions, simple decisions, such as what to eat or how much to work, are turned into life-or-death struggles. These dramas temporarily give the codependent a feeling of purpose and vitality. Compulsions also take up a lot of time and keep people from confronting their deeper feelings. Codependents often get locked into compulsive behaviors to avoid more painful feelings of fear, sadness, anger, and abandonment. Like the addicts in their families, codependents deny reality. Alcoholics often deny that they are abusing alcohol and remain unaware of its impact on their lives and their relationships with family members, friends, and coworkers. Codependents show exactly the same denial. They often refuse to see that a family member is addicted, or they refuse to acknowledge that their children are being hurt. Shame and the compulsion to keep things under control cause codependents to deny the problem. Like addicts, codependents are unwilling to accept that human willpower has its limits. Just as alcoholics believe they can control their own drinking problem, codependents think they can control their loved one's alcoholism if they just use enough willpower. They keep trying to control the situation through their own force of will, not admitting that they need help with their problem. Codependents firmly believe that their failure to cope is caused by their personal inadequacy. When they cannot control the drinking, drug use, or other addiction of someone they love, they blame themselves for not trying hard enough—or for not trying the right way. When codependents take too much responsibility for another person's recovery, it keeps the alcoholic or addict from seeing that only he or she is responsible for his or her own recovery. In this way, codependence actually increases the likelihood that a drug or alcohol problem will continue. In 2007, the average age at first marijuana use among recent initiates aged 12 to 49 was 17.6 years, which was similar to the average in 2006 (17.4 years). Among recent initiates aged 12 or older who initiated use prior to the age of 21, the mean age at first use was 16.2 years in 2007, which was not significantly different from the estimate (16.1 years) in 2006. Of high school seniors in 2001, 8.2% reported having used cocaine. |
Therapeutic Community
An effective therapeutic community attends to the many needs of the individual, not just his or her drug use. Care given at a therapeutic community addresses the individual's drug use and associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. Also, a therapeutic community will continue to be flexible and provide ongoing assessments of the individual's needs, which may change during the course of care.
Remaining in care at a therapeutic community for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness. The time depends on an individual's needs. For most people, the significant improvement is reached at about 3 months in treatment.
Residential Treatment
Residential treatment offers intensive drug addiction help over a period of weeks or months. This form of treatment has some advantages over out-patient treatment, although it may not be suitable for everyone. For example, those who are responsible for caring for young children may be better suited to attendance at an out patient treatment program. Residential treatment offers a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where individuals can confront their own drug addiction and associated issues, with the help of qualified staff. Therapy usually consists of a mixture of group counseling, individual counseling and an introduction to the principles of a drug recovery program.
Detox
Detox is necessary when an individual through their chronic use of drugs or alcohol has developed an addiction. The objective of detox is to help the individual achieve a drug and alcohol free state. Detox is intended to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal and helps prepare the individual for entry into drug rehabilitation. Therefore, the ultimate goal of detox is preparation for long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Dependence
Dependence is the compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences which can be severe; drug dependence is simply excessive use of a drug or use of a drug for purposes for which it was not medically intended. Physical dependence on a substance (needing a drug to function) is not necessary or sufficient to define addiction. There are some substances that don't cause addiction but do cause physical dependence (for example, some blood pressure medications) and substances that cause addiction but not classic physical dependence (cocaine withdrawal, for example, it does not have symptoms like vomiting and chills; it is mainly characterized by depression).
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and compulsive drug taking behavior (drug taking that persists despite efforts to reduce intake and despite problems with family, friends, and work). Drug addiction encompasses a diverse range of drugs (such as alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines, and cocaine) and is caused by many different factors.
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